The National Board of Revenue has relieved Md Mesbah Uddin Khan, joint commissioner of tax of the Central Tax Survey Region of the charge on allegations of ‘misconduct’.
A notification signed by the NBR chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan said that under Rule 3(b) of the Government Servants (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 2018 he was served the showcause notice for his alleged misconduct on September 1 last year.
Mesbah Uddin filed a written reply on September 9, 2024 requested for a personal hearing on the allegations.
A personal hearing was held on October 6 last year. But since his oral statement and written reply given in the hearing were not considered satisfactory, an investigation officer was appointed to investigate the departmental case in the interest of justice.
The investigation report submitted by the Investigating Officer on February 27 this year.
After reviewing the investigation report and related documents and considering the overall situation, it was recommended to relieve Md. Mesbah Uddin Khan from the charge of misconduct as per Rule 3(b) of the Government Servants (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 2018.
In this context, the notification reads, it was decided to relieve the accused officer on charge of ‘misconduct’ as per Rule.